Overton Viewpoint & Overton Trail via Go John Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Overton Viewpoint & Overton Trail via Go John Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. The route reaches Overton Viewpoint. It climbs 541 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Overton Viewpoint & Overton Trail via Go John Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 2,054–2,453 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: Overton Trail · 33.82868, -112.00652
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 2% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overton Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miPass Overton Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left onto Go John Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Overton Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Overton Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Overton Trail Trailhead
- Clay Mine Trail & Overton Trail 2 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Dim Sum Trail & Overton Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Go John Trail–Overton Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 531 ft
- 26th Street–Bentley Mine Road, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 725 ft
- Ringneck Spring–Overton Viewpoint, 6 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft
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